About Facility:
Level 1 Trauma Designation
Teaching Hospital: Yes, Academic Medical Center
Chest Pain Center
Stroke Center

Unit Information:
Beds: 24
Minimum Years of Experience required: 2 years MST
Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, dependent on experience.
Must have a strong background in MST

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
General Medicine - DM, GI, Resp, Renal, Wounds/Dressing Changes, chest tubes, trachs, lab draws required
Patient Ratios: RN::1 CNA: 8:1

Required Licensure & Certifications:
BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (Resource Team requirement)

Skills required:
Ability to provide direct and indirect patient care, strong interpersonal communication skills, ability to work collaboratively, solid written and oral communication skills, ability to tolerate moderate to high stress levels, and experience reading telemetry strips
Chest tubes, traches, PIV starts, drain & tubes, PCA pumps
Gtts management
Amiodarone (occasionally), Fentanyl PCA, Ketamine PCA, Dilaudid PCA, Heparin

Support within the Department:
CNA: Duties Provides basic nursing care to assigned patients and assist RN where needed
Receptionist/HUC
Charge nurse
Phlebotomy
IV/VAT Team
No Rapid Response Team
RT 24/7
Hospitalist 24/7
Intensivist 24/7
Telemetry monitoring/tech
Centralized Telemetry

Technology/Equipment:
EMR: Epic
IV Pump: Alaris
Med dispensing: Omnicell

Floating:
Yes, to other MedSurg units

Orientation (facility and unit):
NEO 2 days departmental

Other notes:
Scrub Color: royal blue
Parking: Free employee parking
Unit Culture: patient centered, highly reliable, and strong teamwork
Must have skills: Medical Surgical; Medical Surgical/ Tele